Expense in Malawi
Malawi: Expense was 20.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Malawi, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 20.2% for expense in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Malawi peaked at 20.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 108th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Expense in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.7% | — |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 20.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 105 Thailand 20.7% compare
- 106 Bahamas 20.3% compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 20.3% compare
- 109 Japan 20.1% compare
- 110 Iran, Islamic Republic of 19.6%
- 111 Macau, China 19.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1.16 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 13.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 12.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 47.01 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Malawi?
- Expense in Malawi was 20.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for expense?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.